Sam Blackledge
@samblackledge.bsky.social
Journalist, ITV News West Country in Devon & Cornwall. Also cricket and music.
For the past few months I've been working on a special report marking 30 years since a horrific homophobic murder which transformed Devon & Cornwall Police's relationship with Plymouth's LGBT community. bit.ly/43Vcobh
November 5, 2025 at 11:33 AM
For the past few months I've been working on a special report marking 30 years since a horrific homophobic murder which transformed Devon & Cornwall Police's relationship with Plymouth's LGBT community. bit.ly/43Vcobh
Devon & Cornwall Police say they are investigating 'vile racist abuse' sent to Plymouth Argyle striker Bim Pepple following Tuesday night's EFL trophy win over Cheltenham Town at Home Park bit.ly/46iTBZ4
September 4, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Devon & Cornwall Police say they are investigating 'vile racist abuse' sent to Plymouth Argyle striker Bim Pepple following Tuesday night's EFL trophy win over Cheltenham Town at Home Park bit.ly/46iTBZ4
Four years on, bereaved Plymouth families finally see sign of change on gun laws - but why has it taken so long? www.itv.com/news/westcou...
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August 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Four years on, bereaved Plymouth families finally see sign of change on gun laws - but why has it taken so long? www.itv.com/news/westcou...
'Crisis, what crisis?' Inside the gripping leadership drama engulfing Devon and Cornwall Police www.itv.com/news/westcou...
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July 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
'Crisis, what crisis?' Inside the gripping leadership drama engulfing Devon and Cornwall Police www.itv.com/news/westcou...
Breaking: Devon and Cornwall Police Chief Constable Will Kerr has announced his retirement. Mr Kerr has been under investigation for several years by bodies in Northern Ireland but has not been charged with any offence.
July 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Breaking: Devon and Cornwall Police Chief Constable Will Kerr has announced his retirement. Mr Kerr has been under investigation for several years by bodies in Northern Ireland but has not been charged with any offence.
Jim Colwell, Deputy Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police, has been found guilty of misconduct. ITV West Country understands he failed to report that he had exchanged messages with a journalist on social media. www.itv.com/news/westcou...
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July 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Jim Colwell, Deputy Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police, has been found guilty of misconduct. ITV West Country understands he failed to report that he had exchanged messages with a journalist on social media. www.itv.com/news/westcou...
Plymouth's mayoral referendum - a soap opera election with a bizarre ending www.itv.com/news/westcou...
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July 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Plymouth's mayoral referendum - a soap opera election with a bizarre ending www.itv.com/news/westcou...
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July 2, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Breaking: Campaigners in favour of a Directly Elected Mayor for Plymouth say they will challenge the Government in the High Court. Ministers announced today they want to scrap the elected mayor model, just weeks before Plymouth's referendum.
June 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Breaking: Campaigners in favour of a Directly Elected Mayor for Plymouth say they will challenge the Government in the High Court. Ministers announced today they want to scrap the elected mayor model, just weeks before Plymouth's referendum.
Inside Smeaton's Tower www.itv.com/watch/news/i...
April 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Inside Smeaton's Tower www.itv.com/watch/news/i...
An astonishing day at Plymouth crown court, filled with drama, tears and strength www.itv.com/news/westcou...
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April 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
An astonishing day at Plymouth crown court, filled with drama, tears and strength www.itv.com/news/westcou...
Exclusive: Footage reveals man telling police 'I feel like I'm going to die' hours before he collapsed in Devon cell www.itv.com/news/westcou...
April 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Exclusive: Footage reveals man telling police 'I feel like I'm going to die' hours before he collapsed in Devon cell www.itv.com/news/westcou...
Interview of the week. How can you be cynical when this dude is around. More on ITV West Country after 6pm...
April 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Interview of the week. How can you be cynical when this dude is around. More on ITV West Country after 6pm...
Reposted by Sam Blackledge
Forgot I was on a phone call about council tax
Them: What band are you in
Me: Erm, The Charlatans
Them: Your council tax band?
😬
Them: What band are you in
Me: Erm, The Charlatans
Them: Your council tax band?
😬
April 3, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Forgot I was on a phone call about council tax
Them: What band are you in
Me: Erm, The Charlatans
Them: Your council tax band?
😬
Them: What band are you in
Me: Erm, The Charlatans
Them: Your council tax band?
😬
Huge fire overnight on Roseannon Downs near Wadebridge in Cornwall. Pics from Andrew Frost/Turn The Tide Cornwall
March 21, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Huge fire overnight on Roseannon Downs near Wadebridge in Cornwall. Pics from Andrew Frost/Turn The Tide Cornwall
Fire crews worked through the night on a thatched cottage fire in Drewsteignton, Devon, and are still going. Resident Gary says he's lost everything - but managed to save his grandad's ashes
March 18, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Fire crews worked through the night on a thatched cottage fire in Drewsteignton, Devon, and are still going. Resident Gary says he's lost everything - but managed to save his grandad's ashes
Reposted by Sam Blackledge
Morning! This is an exclusive extract from my new book Maybe I'm Amazed, about my autistic son James & how music became our shared language. Wait for the Velvet Underground bit at the end www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘He nails it on the first take’: how the Beatles helped my autistic son find his voice
After John Harris’s son was diagnosed, conversation always seemed focused on the things he would struggle with. But a shared passion for playing music grew into something James could do – brilliantly
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March 15, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Morning! This is an exclusive extract from my new book Maybe I'm Amazed, about my autistic son James & how music became our shared language. Wait for the Velvet Underground bit at the end www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Plymouth Argyle's Ukrainian star Maksym Talovierov says football is a welcome distraction from war in his home country www.itv.com/news/westcou...
March 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Plymouth Argyle's Ukrainian star Maksym Talovierov says football is a welcome distraction from war in his home country www.itv.com/news/westcou...
Never work with children, animals or pancakes
March 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Never work with children, animals or pancakes
Up to 100 jobs could be at risk at Truro & Penwith College, ITV West Country understands. Some staff have been reportedly left 'in tears' and worried about paying their bills as the principal attempts to tackle a £4million budget shortfall.
February 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Up to 100 jobs could be at risk at Truro & Penwith College, ITV West Country understands. Some staff have been reportedly left 'in tears' and worried about paying their bills as the principal attempts to tackle a £4million budget shortfall.
Plymouth people face five per cent council tax hike as council leader promises to 'turn the tide' www.itv.com/news/westcou...
February 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Plymouth people face five per cent council tax hike as council leader promises to 'turn the tide' www.itv.com/news/westcou...
Abandoned and unused for 35 years, is there new hope for Plymouth's 'jewel in the crown'? Drake's Island owner Morgan Phillips tells ITV West Country of his multi-million pound plans to bring the historic landmark back to life www.itv.com/watch/news/r...
February 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Abandoned and unused for 35 years, is there new hope for Plymouth's 'jewel in the crown'? Drake's Island owner Morgan Phillips tells ITV West Country of his multi-million pound plans to bring the historic landmark back to life www.itv.com/watch/news/r...
Mount Edgcumbe: Thousands raised for people left homeless by fire at Cornish country estate www.itv.com/news/westcou...
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February 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Mount Edgcumbe: Thousands raised for people left homeless by fire at Cornish country estate www.itv.com/news/westcou...
Ranger Matt Saunders, who lives and works on site here at Mount Edgcumbe, tells ITV West Country he has lost everything in last night's fire, including precious items of his grandfather's furniture.
February 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Ranger Matt Saunders, who lives and works on site here at Mount Edgcumbe, tells ITV West Country he has lost everything in last night's fire, including precious items of his grandfather's furniture.